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Christian Klien still chooses to become pilot of Hispania Racing F1 Team

Christian Klien still chooses to become pilot of Hispania Racing F1 Team, although Vitantonio Liuzzi who has more options to be the second driver of the Spanish team. Klien explains that it is still negotiating with HRT and assures that he would love to compete with them in 2011.
The Austrian driver, who played a single race in 2010, in what was his official return to formula one, he feels confident in terms of their options. It highlights the work he has done Hispania during the winter and believes that the f will help that team closer still to his rivals. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.
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Klien said that the fact of not having released the new car that he is not at a disadvantage against other drivers, as Liuzzi or Mondini, which, logically, also has experience with the new car, as well as Christian. It therefore hoped to be able to run in 2011.
It is quite curious to see how a driver who is not yet in the team talk about him. It explains, for example, that seen in 2010 they worked, is very clear that in 2011 will know use their limited resources in the most efficient way to imagine.
Interestingly, Liuzzi and Klien already were "fighting" for a seat in formula one, during the season 2005, Red Bull. At that time, the team now world champion stayed with Klien. Nevertheless, they are very good friends, and very often talk about. Christian is sure that, whatever the decision, that will not change.

Klien if manager considers the 'option' Kubica

Sports director Christian Klien has admitted he would like to see the Austrian pilot in the cockpit of Renault R31 replacing Robert Kubica.


Already in the hope of ensuring the second race in Hispania Racing seat, Klien name also has been casually linked with Renault after the tragic accident of Robert Kubica Rally.

So far, HRT was the only team with a free cabin, Rummenigge, led by former Jaguar and Red Bull driver to the Austrian news agency APA said.


Klien has also been with BMW and Honda test driver and was possibly the fastest of several pilots HRT last year while sitting for the Spanish team.


"After drama with Kubica, of course, if it was my duty as a director of Renault, is also considered as an option", stressed Rummenigge.


However, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport claims that all candidates, the bookmark Kubica 9 number is veteran Nick Heidfeld.


The report said the 33-year-old German was "point-to-point" week in 2011 as pilot reservation return to Mercedes, but since the accident Robert Kubica, these plans have been postponed.